Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) The United States has accused China of conducting a “yield-producing nuclear test” in 2020 and warned that Washington will no longer remain at an “intolerable disadvantage” as President Donald Trump pushes for a new multilateral arms control agreement. Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Christopher Yeaw told a Washington audience on Wednesday (local time) that the US government is “aware that China conducted one such yield-prod…
Latest New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty News & Updates
Moscow, Feb 5 (IANS) The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that it assumes parties to the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) between Russia and the United States are no longer bound by any obligations in the context of the deal.The ministry on Wednesday said Russia had received no formalised official response from the United States to the Russian initiative on extending voluntary restraint on nuclear arms ceilings beyond the treaty’s expiration on February 5.”In the current circumst…